Lakeland Financial Names New CFO

Lakeland Financial Corp. (LKFN) in Warsaw, Ind., has appointed Lisa O'Neill as its new chief financial officer.

O'Neill, 46, will join Lakeland and its bank, Lake City Bank, in April, according to a Tuesday press release. She joins the $3.2 billion-asset company from First Manitowoc Bancorp (BFNC) in Manitowoc, Wis., where she has served as CFO since 2007. Before that, she was the controller of PrivateBancorp in Chicago.

Lakeland hired O'Neill to succeed David Findlay, the company's president and CFO. Findlay will become chief executive of the company after its annual meeting in April, replacing Michael Kubacki. Kubacki plans to remain with Lakeland as chairman.

As CFO, O'Neill will oversee accounting, investor relations, asset and liability management, investment portfolio management, treasury functions, technology services and product and project management.

Lakeland has 46 branches in northern and central Indiana.

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